Selecting and Buying

Choosing: Choose the variety of juice that best suits you. If you are going to be mixing it into a drink get fairly high quality pineapple juice. If you plan on using it in a marinade then buy the cheapest pineapple juice you can find. In marinades pineapple juice concentrate can actually lead to a richer flavor. Always use fresh juice if available.

Buying: Pineapple juice is available at all majorr grocery stores. Some local farmer's market's serve fresh pineapple juice during the summer as a refreshing treat.

Procuring: Pineapples are very difficult to grow in anything but a tropical climate. They take a long time to bear fruit. If you do get your hands on some fresh pineapple then juicing it should be failrly easy. Simply place the pineapple in a juicer and proceed to smash the fruit. Strain out all the solids and you have fresh pineapple juice.

Preparation and Use

Pineapple juice is typically used in cocktails. It can be mixed with rum or vodka to make fun drinks with an tropical feel. Mixing pineapple juice with a little triple sec, a splash of lime juice and a shot of rum makes a fun summertime cocktail.

Cleaning: Make sure your container is not opened or contaminated. Since pineapple juice tends to come in a can you typically do not need to worry about cleaning it.

Conserving and Storing

Pineapple juice can be kept in its can until it is opened or meets its expiration date. Keep pineapple juice cold after it is opened.

Social/Political

Pineapple juice is a large export from Hawaii.

History: In the Phillipenes the leaves of pineapple trees are broken down into fiber that is then made into textiles.